Boston City Campus & Business College VUE Testing Centres are exclusively authorised to offer the GED® Examinations within South Africa. There are currently 40 testing centers nationwide.
In accordance with the Immigration Act, only students who have a South African ID or passport, a valid study permit, refugee status or foreign nationals residing in South Africa and holding any valid (non-expired) permit/visa, issued to such an individual by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), deemed to be in transit (travelling in the Republic as a tourist), or as a citizen from a SADC country visiting the Republic for a period not exceeding the minimum allowed period by the DHA, before being required to apply for a temporary residence permit, may request to make use of a Boston City Campus & Business College PEARSON VUE Testing Centre, in order to participate in proctored online GED-assessment events. Candidates with an expired permit/visa will not be permitted to participate in booked assessments.
In order to request to make use of a Boston City Campus & Business College PEARSON VUE Testing Centre, all foreign nationals must email an official request to fn@ged.org.za and include the proposed Boston City Campus & Business College accredited VUE Testing Centre, a clear certified scanned copy of a valid passport and permit/visa and all other related travel documentation. GED.org.za reserves the right to charge for the administration processing of these applications.
On the day of the exam, on arrival at the testing center, South African GED® students will only be admitted into a testing venue with their government issued ID. The ID must meet the GED® testing requirements of having the below student details. The Smart ID meets these requirements.
- Full Name
- Date of Birth
- Signature
- Photo
Birth certificates are not accepted.
South Africa is governed according to the international testing rules, being that the GEDⓇ testing age in South Africa is 17 years. For more information on these rules, please click on the GEDⓇ Testing Service policies page https://ged.com/en/policies/other/.
To apply for disability accommodations, you need to download the application from your ged.com profile.
To re-schedule a test or book a test where an accommodation has been approved, you can contact the Pearson Vue International GED Testing Service Booking Line on the number 011-083-8844.
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